ETOP ATX-E15 User Manual

ATX-E15

Intel® Core™2 Quad Q35 EATX Main-Board

User’s Manual

Version 1.0

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Contents

Contents

INTRODUCTION .................................................................................. 1

CHAPTER 1 ......................................................................................... 2

FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................. 2

FEATURES .............................................................................................. 3

SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................... 4

CHAPTER 2 ......................................................................................... 9

JUMPER SETTING & CONNECTORS ..................................................... 9

2.1 JUMPERS ON THE ATX-E15 .............................................................. 10

Jumper Locations on the ATX-E15 ................................................ 11

JP1: Clear CMOS RAM Data .......................................................... 12

JP2, JP3, JP4: Front Side Bus Selection .......................................... 13

JP5: CF Card Mode Selection ........................................................ 13

JP6: COM1 Power Selection .......................................................... 13

JP7: COM4 Power Selection .......................................................... 14

AT_MODE: Power Supply Mode Selection .................................... 14

2.2 CONNECTORS ON THE ATX-E15 ........................................................ 15

Connector Locations on the ATX-E15 ........................................... 16

DIO Connector .............................................................................. 17

USB12, USB34, USB56 Connectors ............................................... 17

SATA1~6 Connectors .................................................................... 18

VGA Connector ............................................................................. 18

LANRJ45+USBx2 Connectors ........................................................ 19

LAN- RJ45 Connectors .................................................................. 19

LAN RJ45 LEDs .............................................................................. 20

AUDIO Connector ......................................................................... 20

INT_AUDIO Connector .................................................................. 21

CD_IN Connector .......................................................................... 21

ATX-24P Connector ...................................................................... 22

PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Connector ............................................. 22

FRONT_PANEL Connector............................................................. 23

System FAN Connector ................................................................. 24

CPU FAN Connector ...................................................................... 24

PWR FAN Connector ..................................................................... 24

LPT Port ........................................................................................ 25

IRDA Connector ............................................................................ 25

CF-II Connector ............................................................................. 26

COM1 Serial Port .......................................................................... 27

COM2 Serial Port .......................................................................... 27

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COM3 Serial Port .......................................................................... 28

COM4 Serial Port .......................................................................... 28

PIDE Connector ............................................................................ 29

LAN_LED1 Connector ................................................................... 29

LAN_LED2 Connector ................................................................... 30

SPDIF Connector ........................................................................... 30

ATX_12V Power Connector .......................................................... 30

Floppy Drive Connector ................................................................ 31

CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP .................................................................... 33

BIOS Introduction ......................................................................... 34

Starting Setup .............................................................................. 34

3.1 MAIN MENU .................................................................................. 35

Setup Items .................................................................................. 35

Standard CMOS Features ............................................................. 35

Advanced BIOS Features .............................................................. 35

Advance Chipset Features ............................................................ 35

Integrated Peripherals ................................................................. 36

Power Management Setup .......................................................... 36

PnP/PCI Configurations ................................................................ 36

PC Health Status ........................................................................... 36

Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................................................................ 36

Load Optimized Defaults .............................................................. 36

Set Supervisor/ User Password .................................................... 36

Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................... 36

Exit Without Saving ...................................................................... 36

3.2 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES ............................................................ 37

IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/ Slave .................................................... 39

IDE Channel 2, 3 Master ............................................................... 40

Extended IDE Drive .............................................................................. 40

Drive A/B ...................................................................................... 42

Video ............................................................................................ 42

Halt On ......................................................................................... 42

3.3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES .............................................................. 43

CPU Feature ................................................................................. 44

PPM Mode ........................................................................................... 44

Limit CPUID Max Val ............................................................................ 44

C1E Function ........................................................................................ 44

Execute Disabled Bit ............................................................................ 44

Virtualization Technology .................................................................... 44

Core Multi-Processing ......................................................................... 44

Hard Disk Boot Priority ................................................................. 45

Bootable Add-in Cards ......................................................................... 45

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Virus Warning .............................................................................. 46

CPU L3 Cache ................................................................................ 46

Quick Power On Self Test ............................................................. 46

First/Second/Third Boot Device .................................................... 46

Boot Other Device ........................................................................ 47

Swap Floppy Drive ........................................................................ 47

Boot Up Floppy Seek ..................................................................... 47

Boot Up Num Lock Status ............................................................. 47

Gate A20 Option ........................................................................... 47

Typematic Rate Setting ................................................................ 47

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) ......................................................... 48

Typematic Delay (Msec) ............................................................... 48

Security Option ............................................................................. 49

APIC Mode .................................................................................... 49

MPS Version Control For OS ......................................................... 49

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB ........................................................ 49

Report No FDD For WIN 95 .......................................................... 49

3.4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES .......................................................... 50

DRAM Timing Selectable .............................................................. 51

CAS Latency Time ......................................................................... 51

DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay ........................................................... 51

DRAM RAS# Precharge ................................................................. 51

Precharge dealy (tRAS) ................................................................ 51

System Memory Frequency .......................................................... 51

System BIOS Cacheable ................................................................ 51

Memory Hole At 15M-16M .......................................................... 52

PCI Express Root Port Func ........................................................... 52

PCI Express Port 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ................................................................ 52

PCI-E Compliancy Mode ...................................................................... 52

PEG/Onchip VGA Control ............................................................. 52

On-Chip Frame Buffer Size............................................................ 52

DVMT Mode ................................................................................. 52

DVMT / FIXED Memory Size ......................................................... 53

LAN1 Chip Control ........................................................................ 53

LAN2 Chip Control ........................................................................ 53

3.5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ................................................................. 54

On Chip IDE Device ....................................................................... 54

IDE HDD Block Mode ........................................................................... 55

IDE DMA transfer access ..................................................................... 55

IDE Primary/Secondary, Master/Slave PIO ........................................ 55

IDE Primary/Secondary, Master/ Slave UDMA .................................... 55

On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE ................................................................. 56

SATA Mode .......................................................................................... 56

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LEGACY Mode Support ........................................................................ 56

Super IO Device ............................................................................ 56

Onboard FDC Controller ...................................................................... 56

Onboard Serial Port 1 .......................................................................... 56

Onboard Serial Port 2 .......................................................................... 57

UART Mode Select ............................................................................... 57

RxD, TxD Active .................................................................................. 57

IR Transmission Delay .......................................................................... 58

UR2 Duplex Mode ............................................................................... 58

Onboard Parallel Port .......................................................................... 58

Parallel Port Mode ............................................................................... 58

EPP Mode Select .................................................................................. 59

ECP Mode Use DMA ............................................................................ 60

EPP Mode Select .................................................................................. 60

ECP Mode Use DMA ............................................................................ 60

PWRON After PWR-Fail ....................................................................... 60

Onboard Serial Port 3 ................................................................... 61

Serial Port 3 Use IRQ .................................................................... 61

Onboard Serial Port 4 ................................................................... 61

Serial Port 4 Use IRQ .................................................................... 61

Watch Dog Timer Select ............................................................... 61

USB Device Setting ....................................................................... 61

USB 1.0 Controller ............................................................................... 62

USB 2.0 Controller ............................................................................... 62

USB Operation Mode........................................................................... 62

USB Keyboard Function ....................................................................... 62

USB Mouse Function ........................................................................... 62

USB Storage Function .......................................................................... 62

SanDisk Cruzer Crossfire0. ................................................................... 62

3.6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ........................................................... 63

ACPI Function ............................................................................... 63

Power Management .................................................................... 64

Video off Method ......................................................................... 64

Video Off In Suspend .................................................................. 64

Suspend Type .............................................................................. 64

MODEM Use IRQ ...................................................................... 64

Suspend Mode .............................................................................. 65

HDD Power Down ......................................................................... 65

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN ................................................................ 65

CPU THRM-Throttling ................................................................... 65

Wake-Up by PCI card ................................................................... 65

Power On by Ring ......................................................................... 65

Resume by Alarm ...................................................................... 66

Date (of Month) Alarm ................................................................. 66

Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm .............................................................. 66

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Primary/ Secondary IDE 0/1 ......................................................... 66

FDD, COM, LPT Port ...................................................................... 67

PCI PIRQ [A-D] # .......................................................................... 67

3.7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION ............................................................... 68

Init Display First ............................................................................ 68

Reset Configuration Data ............................................................. 69

Resources Controlled By ............................................................... 69

IRQ Resource ................................................................................ 70

IRQ-3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 assigned to ........................................... 70

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop................................................................. 71

INT Pin 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 Assignment ........................................... 71

Maximum Payload Size ................................................................ 71

3.8 PC HEALTH STATUS ......................................................................... 72

CPU Warning Temperature .......................................................... 72

Current System Temp ................................................................... 72

Current CPU Temp ........................................................................ 72

CPU FAN Speed ............................................................................. 73

CHASSIS Fan Speed ....................................................................... 73

POWER Fan Speed ........................................................................ 73

Shutdown Temperature ............................................................... 73

3. 9 LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS ............................................................... 74

3.10 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS ............................................................ 74

3.11 SET SUPERVISOR/ USER PASSWORD .................................................. 75

3.12 SAVE & EXIT SETUP ....................................................................... 77

3.13 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING .................................................................. 77

CHAPTER 4 APPENDIX ...................................................................... 79

A. I/O PORT ADDRESS MAP ................................................................... 80

B. INTERRUPT REQUEST LINES (IRQ) ........................................................ 81

C. POST BEEP...................................................................................... 82

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Introduction

This manual is designed to give you information on the ATX-E15
Single Board Computer card. The topics covered in this manual
are as follows:

 Features
 Specification
 Jumper setting and Connectors
 BIOS Setup
 Appendix

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FEATURES .............................................................................................. 3

SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................... 4

Chapter 1
Features & Specifications

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Features

 Support Intel® Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium-D, Pentium 4,

Celeron D processor in LGA775 package with FSB
800/1066/1333MHz.

 Four DDR2 1.8V DIMM sockets support up to 8GB system

memory in Dual Channel Mode. System memory speed can be
DDR2 800 or 667MHz.

 Six SATA ports support up to 6 SATA 3Gbps devices. Support

RAID0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID10.

 Dual GbE LAN design maximized the communication

bandwidth for both internet and intranet connection. Root
Boot and Wake Up on LAN supported.

 Multiple I/O functions: 10 x USB2.0, 4x COM ports, 6x SATA,

IRDA, 1x PIDE, 1x CF, 1x LPT.

 High-Definition Audio Codec support Line-out, Line-in and

Microphone, CD-IN, SPDIF and surrounding sounds.

 Five standard 32-bits 5V PCI slots for PCI add-on cards.
 One PCI-Express x16 slot for high-end graphics add-on card.
 One PCI-Express x4 slot for high-end Storage RAID Cards or

Multiple-ports LAN Cards.

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Specifications

 Processor Support:

 Intel® Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium-D, Pentium 4,

Celeron D processor .

 Support Front Side Bus speed 800MHz, 1066MHz and

1333MHz.

 LGA775 socket
 Major Chipset:

 Intel Q35 and ICH9DO chipset.
 RealTek RTL8111C LAN chip.
 Winbond 83627HF Super I/O.
 ALC888 AC97 Audio chip.

 System Memory:
 Four DDR2 DIMM 240pins Sockets support DDR2 667/800

unregistered non-ECC Memory up to 8.0 GB.

 Dual channel mode operation supported.

 Video Controller:

 Intel Q35 Integrated GMA3100 Graphic Engine. Support

DVMT 4.0 for memory allocation up to 256MB.

 One 15-Pins D-Sub Female connector on Rear plane for CRT

displays.

 Super I/O:

 Winbond 83627HF LPC I/F Super I/O chip.
 Four Serial ports as COM1~COM4. COM2 is RS232/422/485

selectable by jumpers

 COM1 is D-Sub 9-pins male on rear panel. Pin9 are powered

with either +5V or +12V by jumper.

 COM2~COM4 are pin-header (2x5 pin-header/ 2.54mm

pitch) for internal connections.

 One Floppy connector supports up to floppy drives.
 One Parallel port supports SPP/ECP/EPP mode. (25-Pins

D-Sub Female on Rear).

 One IrDA port; (5-pins pin-header with +5V powered).
 Six USB2.0 ports for internal or front panel connection.

( 2x5 pin-header/ 2.54mm pitch).

 Four USB2.0 ports integrated with RJ45 connector on rear

panel.

 One PS2 Keyboard and one PS2 mouse connector on rear

panel.

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 USB Interface:

 Ten USB 2.0 ports compliant with USB Specification Rev.

2.0 and support USB Hot-Plug function.

 Four ports on rear penal with type-A connector for external

USB devices.

 Six ports in two 2x5/2.54mm box header for internal USB

devices connection.

 Support Legacy USB devices and Boot from USB devices like

USB-HDD, USB-Floppy and USB-CDROM.

 All USB ports support USB type keyboard and mouse.

 SATA and PIDE:

 One USB bridged PIDE controller support up to UltraDMA

mode 5 or ATA100 speed. It is for 2’nd storage for DVD

player, CF cards and Backup HDD.

 One standard 40-pins Box header to support 3.5” HDD, DVD

Player or DOM Flash Disk.

 One Compact Flash-II socket shared with PIDE Channel. One

jumper to select as Master or Slave device.

 Six SATA ports support up to 6 SATA devices. Support RAID0,

RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID10. SATA RAID BIOS is integrated in
System BIOS.

 Gigabit and 10/100M Ethernet:

 Two Realtek RT8111C chips on board for dual GbE LAN

support.

 Support Wake-on-LAN.
 Remote Boot Agent is supported with PXE or RTL protocol.

 Audio:

 RealTek ALC888 High-Definition Audio chip on-board.
 Three Audio-Jack on rear panel for Audio Line-Out, Line-In

and Microphone.

 One 14-pins pin-header to provide internal audio device

connection or surrounding speaker connection.

 One CD-IN to support DVD player audio input.
 One SPDIF interface to support SPDIF digital audio input and

output.

 PCI and PCI-Express Expansion Slot:

 Five 5V 32-bits PCI slots for PCI 32-bits 5V/3V Add-on Cards.
 One PCI-Express x16 slot for high-end graphics add-on card.
 One PCI-Express x4 slot for high-end Storage RAID Cards or

Multiple-ports LAN Cards.

 Hardware Monitor:

 83627HF integrated hardware monitor chip to monitor

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Voltages, temperatures and FAN speed.

 Temperature Monitor: One sensor close to CPU socket for

CPU temperature detection. One sensor close to 83627HF
chip for board temperature detection.

 One CPU FAN for CPU cooler, one SYS FAN for chassis FAN,

One Power FAN for PSU FAN. All FAN speeds are monitored.

 Watchdog Timer:

 The WatchDog timer can be disable/enable through BIOS

setup.

 The timeout interval 1~255 seconds can be programmed

through I/O address 842h/843h. The timeout event will
generate the RESET.

 CMOS:

 On-board RTC with 242 bytes of Battery-back CMOS RAM.
 One 3-pins Jumper to clear CMOS data.

 BIOS:

 Phoenix-Award Standard PnP BIOS 6.2.
 8Mbit FlashROM with BootBlock for Fail-safe.
 Enhanced ACPI and DMI2.0 compliant.
 BIOS utility for field update.
 VBIOS and LAN remote Boot Agent integrated.

 Power Connector:

 Support both AT mode and ATX mode operation. Selectable

by jumper.

 One Standard ATX 24-pins power connector for system

power

 One ATX-12V 8-pins connector for CPU power input.

 Cooling:

 One CPU cooling FAN connector nearby CPU socket.
 Two System cooling FAN connectors on board for Chassis

and PSU cooling.

 Digital Input and Output:

 Support 8-bits Digital I/O.
 Software programmable to configure as 4-IN/4-OUT or 8-IN

or 8-OUT.

 Others:

 One Buzzer (9mm) on-board for beep message.

 Operating Temperature:

 0~60°C Operation Range.
 -40C to 70C storage.
 Relative Humility: 5~95%, non-condensing.

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 Dimensions:

 9.6”(L) x 12” (W); or 244mm (L) x 305mm (W).
 Standard Full-Size ATX form factor.

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2.1 JUMPERS ON THE ATX-E15 ............................................................... 10

2.2 CONNECTORS ON THE ATX-E15 ......................................................... 15

Chapter 2

Jumper setting & Connectors

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Jumper Locations on the ATX-E15................................................. 11

JP1: Clear CMOS RAM Data .......................................................... 12

JP2, JP3, JP4: Front Side Bus Selection .......................................... 13

JP5: CF Card Mode Selection ......................................................... 13

JP6: COM1 Power Selection .......................................................... 13

JP7: COM4 Power Selection .......................................................... 14

AT_MODE: Power Supply Mode Selection .................................... 14

2.1 Jumpers on the ATX-E15

The jumpers on the ATX-E15 allow you to configure your Single Board
Computer card according to the needs of your applications.
If you have doubts about the best jumper configuration for your
needs, contact your dealer or sales representative.
The following table lists the jumpers on ATX-E15 and their respective
functions.

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Jumper Locations on the ATX-E15

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Clear CMOS

Content

Normal Operation

(default)

JP1: Clear CMOS RAM Data

This 3-pin Jumper allows the user to disconnect the built-in 3V
battery power to clear the information stored in the CMOS RAM.
To clear the CMOS data:
(1) Turn off the system power.
(2) Remove Jumper cap from pin1&2.
(3) Short the pin2 and pin3 for three seconds.
(4) Put Jumper cap back to pin1 & 2.
(5) Turn on your computer.
(6) Hold Down <Delete> during boot up and enter BIOS setup to

enter your preferences.

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JP2~JP4

Setting

Speed

JP2 JP3 JP4

JP2: Pin 1-2 short
JP4: Pin 1-2 short

800Mhz FSB

JP2 JP3 JP4

JP2: Pin 1-2 short
JP3: Pin 1-2 short
JP4: Pin 1-2 short

1066Mhz FSB

JP2 JP3 JP4

JP2: Pin 1-2 short
JP3: Pin 1-2 short

1333Mhz FSB

Master

Slave

JP5 JP5

+5V

RI

+12V

JP2, JP3, JP4: Front Side Bus Selection

JP2 and JP3 and JP4 allow users to select the FSB speed. It can be 800
MHz, 1066 MHz or 1333Mhz. User should select the correct FSB
speed to make their CPU run on correct speed and ensure the system
runs stably.

JP5: CF Card Mode Selection

This Jumper is to select the CF works as Secondary Channel Master
device or Slave device.

JP6: COM1 Power Selection

JP6 can be used to select the COM1 supply power: +5V, Ring-IN or
+12V.

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+12V

+5V

AT mode

ATX mode

AT_MODE

AT_MODE

JP7: COM4 Power Selection

JP7 can be used to select the COM4 supply power: +5V or +12V.

AT_MODE: Power Supply Mode Selection

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Connector Locations on the ATX-E15............................................ 16

DIO Connector .............................................................................. 17

USB12, USB34, USB56 Connectors ............................................... 17

SATA1~6 Connectors .................................................................... 18

VGA Connector ............................................................................. 18

LANRJ45+USBx2 Connectors ......................................................... 19

LAN- RJ45 Connectors ................................................................... 19

LAN RJ45 LEDs .............................................................................. 20

AUDIO Connector ......................................................................... 20

INT_AUDIO Connector .................................................................. 21

CD_IN Connector .......................................................................... 21

ATX-24P Connector ....................................................................... 22

PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Connector ............................................. 22

FRONT_PANEL Connector ............................................................. 23

System FAN Connector ................................................................. 24

CPU FAN Connector ...................................................................... 24

PWR FAN Connector ..................................................................... 24

LPT Port ........................................................................................ 25

IRDA Connector ............................................................................ 25

CF-II Connector ............................................................................. 26

COM1 Serial Port .......................................................................... 27

COM2 Serial Port .......................................................................... 27

COM3 Serial Port .......................................................................... 28

COM4 Serial Port .......................................................................... 28

PIDE Connector ............................................................................. 29

LAN_LED1 Connector .................................................................... 29

LAN_LED2 Connector .................................................................... 30

SPDIF Connector ........................................................................... 30

ATX_12V Power Connector ........................................................... 30

Floppy Drive Connector ................................................................ 31

2.2 Connectors on the ATX-E15

The connectors on the ATX-E15 allow you to connect external
devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives,
printers and etc. The following table lists the connectors on ATX-E15

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Connector Locations on the ATX-E15

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Signal
Name

Pin #

Pin # Signal

Name

DIO_7

10 9 DIO_3

DIO_6

8 7 DIO_2

DIO_5

6

5

DIO_1

DIO_4

4 3 DIO_0

+5V

2 1 GND

Signal Name

Pin #

Pin #

Signal
Name

N.C.

10 9 VCC GND

8 7 USB- USB+

6 5 USB+ USB-

4 3 GND VCC

2 1 N.C.

1

9

10 2 1 9 10

2

DIO Connector

DIO ports support 8 digital I/O bits. Each bit can be configured as
Input or output individually. All bits are 5V tolerant.

USB12, USB34, USB56 Connectors

The following table shows the pin outs of the USB12, USB34, USB56
connectors.

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Pin #

Signal Name

1

GND

2

SATARX+

3

SATARX-

4

GND

5

SATATX-

6

SATATX+

7

GND

Signal Name

Pin #

Pin #

Signal Name

Red

1 2 Green

Blue

3 4 N.C.

GND

5 6 GND

GND

7 8 GND

N.C.

9

10

GND

N.C.

11

12

DDC_DATA

HSYNC

13

14

VSYNC

DDC_CLK

15

1

7

SATA1~6 Connectors

VGA Connector

The pin assignments of VGA CRT connector are as follows:

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Pin #

Signal Name

1

MDI0+

2

MDI0-

3

MDI1+

4

MDI1-

5

MDI2+

6

MDI2-

7

MDI3+

8

MDI3-

LANRJ45+USBx2 Connectors

Below pictures show the location of LAN RJ45 ports and USB Type-A
ports on the Combo RJ45+ USB connector.

Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please
make sure your device(s) such as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip,
speaker and etc., Have a standard USB interface. Also make sure your
OS supports USB controller.
If your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor
for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information please
contact your OS or device(s) vendors.

LAN- RJ45 Connectors

This connector is for the 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet capability. The
figure below shows the pin out assignments of this connector and its
corresponding input jack.

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LNK/ACT

STATUS

YELLOW

Link

OFF

Disconnected

FLASH

Packets TX/RX

SPEED

MODE

ORANGE

1000 Mbps

GREEN

100 Mbps

OFF

10 Mbps

LAN RJ45 LEDs

The LAN_LEDs on top of RJ45 are to display the current network
connection status. The green color LED on the right-hand side shows
the link status and TX/RX activity. The Orange/Green Dual color LED
on the left-hand side indicates the operation mode, i.e. 10Base-T,
100Base-T or 1000Base-T.

AUDIO Connector

After install onboard audio driver, you may connect speaker to Lin
Out jack, microphone to MIC In jack. Audio sources devices like
CD-ROM, walkman and etc can be connected to Lin-In jack.

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Signal Name

Pin #

Pin #

Signal
Name

SURR-OUT_R

14

13

SURR-OUT_L

CENTER-OUT

12

11

LFE-OUT

MICI-IN_R

10 9 MICI-IN_L

GND

8 7 GND

LINE-OUT_R

6 5 LINE-OUT_L

GND

4 3 GND

LINE-IN_R

2 1 LINE-IN_L

Pin #

Signal Name

1

CD_Left

2

GND 3

GND 4

CD_Right

INT_AUDIO Connector

CD_IN Connector

CD_IN connector is designed for wire the CD_ROM audio signals to
the on-board Audio CODEC.

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Pin #

Signal Name

Pin #

Signal Name

1

3.3V

13

3.3V

2

3.3V

14

-12V

3

GND

15

GND

4

VCC

16

PS_ON-

5

GND

17

GND

6

VCC

18

GND

7

GND

19

GND

8

PWROK

20

-5V

9

5VSB

21

VCC

10

+12V

22

VCC

11

+12V

23

VCC

12

3.3V

24

GND

Pin #

Signal Name

1

Keyboard/Mouse data

2

NC

3

GND

4

5V

5

Keyboard/Mouse clock

6

GND

ATX-24P Connector

The ATX power connector supplies power to the whole Main board.

PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Connector

The following table describes the pin assignment of PS/2 Keyboard
and Mouse connector.

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PWRBTN

Pin #

Signal Name

1

5VSB

2

PWRBTN

HDDLED

Pin #

Signal Name

3

VCC

4

HDDLED

PWR LED

Pin #

Signal Name

5

PWRLED

6

Ground

FRONT_PANEL Connector

The front panel of the case has a control panel, which provides light
indication of the computer activities and switches to change the
computer status.

 PWRBTN1 (ATX Power ON/OFF Button)

This 2-pin connector acts as the “Power Supply On/Off Switch”
on the ATX-E15 main board. When pressed, the switch will force
the Main board to power on. When pressed again, it will force
the main board to power off.

 HDDLED1 (IDE Hard Disk LED Connector)

This connector connects to the hard drive activity LED on control
panel. This LED will flash when the HDD is being accessed.

 PWRLED1 (Power-On LED)

This connector allows users to connect to Front Panel Power
indicator.

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Pin #

Signal Name

1 Ground

2

+12V

3 SYSPWM

Pin #

Signal Name

1 Ground

2

+12V

3 CPUPWM

Pin #

Signal Name

1 Ground

2

+12V

3 PWRPWM

RESET1

Pin #

Signal Name

7

SYS_RST

8

Ground

 RESET1

The reset switch allows the user to reset the system without
turning the main power switch off and then on. Orientation is
not required when making a connection to this header.

System FAN Connector

This is a 3-pin header for the system fan.

CPU FAN Connector

This is a 3-pin header for the CPU fan.

PWR FAN Connector

This is a 3-pin header for the PWR fan.

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Signal Name

Pin #

Pin #

Signal Name

Strobe

1

14

AUTOFD

DATA0

2

15

ERROR

DATA1

3

16

INIT

DATA2

4

17

SLIN

DATA3

5

18

GND

DATA4

6

19

GND

DATA5

7

20

GND

DATA6

8

21

GND

DATA7

9

22

GND

ACK

10

23

GND

BUSY

11

24

GND

PE

12

25

GND

SLCT

13

IrDA Pin #

Signal Name

1

+5V

2

FIR 3

IR-RX

4

Ground

5

IR-TX

LPT Port

The LPT parallel port is a standard DSUB 25-pins Female connector .
It can be configured as EPP or ECP or SPP mode.

IRDA Connector

This connector is used for an IRDA connector for wireless
communication.

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Signal Name

Pin #

Pin #

Signal
Name

GND

1 2 PDD3 PDD4

3 4 PDD5 PDD6

5 6 PDD7 PCS1-

7 8 GND GND

9

10

GND GND

11

12

GND

VCC

13

14

GND

GND

15

16

GND

GND

17

18

PDA2 PDA1

19

20

PDA0 PDD0

21

22

PDD1 PDD2

23

24

N.C. N.C.

25

26

N.C. PDD11

27

28

PDD12

PDD13

29

30

PDD14

PDD15

31

32

PCS3- N.C.

33

34

PDIOR-

PDIOW-

35

36

VCC IRQ14

37

38

VCC

MST#_SLV

39

40

N.C. PST1-

41

42

PIORDY

PDDREQ

43

44

PDDACK-

CF_LED-

45

46

N.C. PDD8

47

48

PDD9 PDD10

49

50

GND

CF-II Connector

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Pin #

Signal Name

1

DCD, Data carrier detect

2

RXD, Receive data

3

TXD, Transmit data

4

DTR, Data terminal ready

5

GND, ground

6

DSR, Data set ready

7

RTS, Request to send

8

CTS, Clear to send

9

+5V,Ring-IN or +12V

Pin #

RS232 Mode
Signal Name

RS422/RS485 Mode

Signal Name

1

DCD, Data carrier detect

TX- (422/485)

2

RXD, Receive data

TX+ (422/485)

3

TXD, Transmit data

RX+ (422)

4

DTR, Data terminal ready

RX- (422)

5

GND, ground

GND

6

DSR, Data set ready

N.C.

7

RTS, Request to send

N.C.

8

CTS, Clear to send

N.C.

9

+5V,Ring-IN or +12V

N.C.

10

N.C.

N.C.

COM1 Serial Port

COM1, a 9-pin D-Sub male connector, is the onboard COM1 serial
port of the E15. The following table shows its pin assignments.

COM2 Serial Port

COM2, a 10-pins box-header connector, is the onboard COM2 serial
port of the PISA-E3. The following table shows its pin assignments.

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Pin #

RS232 Mode

Signal Name

1

DCD, Data carrier detect

2

RXD, Receive data

3

TXD, Transmit data

4

DTR, Data terminal ready

5

GND, ground

6

DSR, Data set ready

7

RTS, Request to send

8

CTS, Clear to send

9

Ring-IN

10

N.C.

Pin #

RS232 Mode

Signal Name

1

DCD, Data carrier detect

2

RXD, Receive data

3

TXD, Transmit data

4

DTR, Data terminal ready

5

GND, ground

6

DSR, Data set ready

7

RTS, Request to send

8

CTS, Clear to send

9

+5V,Ring-IN or +12V

10

N.C.

COM3 Serial Port

COM3, a 10-pins header connector, is the onboard COM3 serial port
of the E15. The following table shows its pin assignments.

COM4 Serial Port

COM4, a 10-pins header connector, is the onboard COM4 serial port
of the E15. The following table shows its pin assignments.

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Signal Name

Pin #

Pin #

Signal Name

Reset IDE

1 2 Ground

Host data 7

3 4 Host data 8

Host data 6

5 6 Host data 9

Host data 5

7 8 Host data 10

Host data 4

9

10

Host data 11

Host data 3

11

12

Host data 12

Host data 2

13

14

Host data 13

Host data 1

15

16

Host data 14

Host data 0

17

18

Host data 15

Ground

19

20

Key

DRQ

21

22

Ground

Host IOW

23

24

Ground

Host IOR

25

26

Ground

IOCHRDY

27

28

Host PU 0

DACK

29

30

Ground

IRQ14

31

32

No connect

Address 1

33

34

P66DET

Address 0

35

36

Address 2

Chip select 1

37

38

Chip select 3

Activity LED

39

Pin #

Signal Name

1

1_ACTLED

2

1_PULUP

3

1_LINK1000

4

1_LINK100

1

39 2 40

PIDE Connector

LAN_LED1 Connector

The 4-pins LAN_LED1 connector designed for LAN1 port is for
applications need to display LAN1 port status on front panel or the
places administrators are easy to access.

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Pin #

Signal Name

1

2_ACTLED

2

2_PULUP

3

2_LINK1000

4

2_LINK100

Signal Name

Pin

Pin

Signal Name

VCC

1 2 NC

SPDIFO

3 4 SPDIFI

GND

5 6 GND

Pin #

Signal Name

1

GND

2

GND

3

GND

ATX_12V

4

GND

5

+12V

6

+12V

7

+12V

8

+12V

1 3 5 1 5

4

8

LAN_LED2 Connector

The 4-pins LAN_LED2 connector designed for LAN2 port is for
applications need to display LAN2 port status on front panel or the
places administrators are easy to access.

SPDIF Connector

SPDIF connector is for S/PDIF audio module that allows digital
instead of analog sound input or output.

ATX_12V Power Connector

The ATX_12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU.
Caution!
If the ATX_12V power connector is not connected, the system will
not start.

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Signal Name

Pin #

Pin #

Signal Name

Ground

1 2 RM/LC

Ground

3 4 No connect

Ground

5 6 No connect

Ground

7 8 Index

Ground

9

10

Motor enable 0

Ground

11

12

Drive select 1

Ground

13

14

Drive select 0

Ground

15

16

Motor enable 1

Ground

17

18

Direction

Ground

19

20

Step

Ground

21

22

Write data

Ground

23

24

Write gate

Ground

25

26

Track 00

Ground

27

28

Write protect

Ground

29

30

Read data

Ground

31

32

Side 1 select

Ground

33

34

Diskette change

Floppy Drive Connector

Floppy connector is a 34-pin header and will support up to 2.88MB
floppy drives.

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3.1 MAIN MENU .................................................................................. 35

3.2 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES ............................................................ 37

3.3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES .............................................................. 43

3.4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES........................................................... 50

3.5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ................................................................. 54

3.6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ........................................................... 63

3.7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION................................................................ 68

3.8 PC HEALTH STATUS ......................................................................... 72

3. 9 LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS ............................................................... 74

3.10 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS ............................................................ 74

3.11 SET SUPERVISOR/ USER PASSWORD .................................................. 75

3.12 SAVE & EXIT SETUP ....................................................................... 77

3.13 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING .................................................................. 77

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

This chapter describes the different settings available in the
Award BIOS that comes with the ATX-E15 CPU card. The topics
covered in this chapter are as follows:

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BIOS Introduction

This manual describes AMI's Setup program, which is built into the
ROM BIOS. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic
system configuration. This special information is then stored in
battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when
the power is turned off.

Starting Setup

The following pages are meant to give you a better insight into the
options you have to setup your system. Many options depend on the
choice of type of memory, memory speed, peripherals and the
programs that you will be running. The effective of these settings are
related to system performance that can destabilize operation. We

urge you to proceed with caution.

When the system is powered on, use the bios set program when you

start up your system, reconfiguring your system, or press “Delete”

promptly to run setup. This section will explain how to configure
your system using this utility. And this change will be recognized and
record them in the CMOS RAM of the SPI chip.

When you start up the computer, the system provides you the

opportunity to set the program. Press the “del” during the P.O.S.T

(Power-on Self-Test) to enter the program setting. And the POST will
continue with the test routines. And the firmware chip will store the
setup utility on the board. However, if you want to enter the setup
after the POST, you can press Ctrl + Alt + Del simultaneously or turn
off the power then back on.

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Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

►Standard CMOS Features

►Advanced BIOS Features

►Advance Chipset Features

►Integrated Peripherals

►Power Management Setup

►PnP/PCI Configurations

►PC Health Status

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Esc :Quit ↑↓← → ：Select Item
F10:Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults

3.1 Main Menu

(Figure 1)
Note that a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at
the bottom of the screen.

Setup Items

The main menu includes the following main setup categories.

Standard CMOS Features

Use this menu for basic system configuration.

 Advanced BIOS Features

Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your
system.

 Advance Chipset Features

Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and
optimize your system's performance.

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 Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

 Power Management Setup

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

 PnP/PCI Configurations

Use this menu to set up the PnP/PCI configuration.

 PC Health Status

Use this menu to display the CPU temperature, FAN speed and
voltages.

 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable
performance for your system to operate.

 Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory
settings for optimal performance system operations. While Award
has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance, the factory
has the right to change these defaults to meet their needs.

 Set Supervisor/ User Password

Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords.

 Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.

 Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm :dd: yy)

Mon, Apr 28 2008

Time (hh: mm: ss)

15 : 35 : 35

►IDE Channel 0 Master

[None]

►IDE Channel 0 Slave

[None]

►IDE Channel 1 Master

[None]

►IDE Channel 1 Slave

[None]

►IDE Channel 2 Master

[None]

►IDE Channel 3 Master

[None]

Drive A

[1.44 M, 3.5 in.]

Drive B

[None]

Video

[EGA/VGA]

Halt On

[All , But Disk/Key]

Base Memory

639K

Extend Memory

1037312K

Total Memory

1038336K

Item Help

Menu Level ►

Change the day,
month, year, and
century

↑↓← → ：Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save Esc: Exit
F1:General Help F5:Previous Value F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Default

3.2 Standard CMOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10
categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup
items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the
<PgUp> or <Pg Dn> keys to select the value you want in each item.

(Figure 2)

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Item

Options

Description

Date

Month DD YYYY

Set the system date.

Note that the ‘Day’

automatically changes when
you set the date

Time

HH : MM : SS

Set the system time

IDE Channel 0 Master

Options are in its sub

menu

Press <Enter> to enter the sub
menu of detailed options

IDE Channel 0 Slave

Options are in its sub

menu

Press <Enter> to enter the sub
menu of detailed options

IDE Channel 1 Master

Options are in its sub

menu

Press <Enter> to enter the sub
menu of detailed options

Options are in its sub

menu

Press <Enter> to enter the sub
menu of detailed options

IDE Channel 2 Master

Options are in its sub

menu

Press <Enter> to enter the sub
menu of detailed options

IDE Channel 3 Master

Options are in its sub

menu

Press <Enter> to enter the sub
menu of detailed options

Drive A
Drive B

None

360K, 5.25 in

1.2M, 5.25 in
720K, 3.5 in

1.44M, 3.5 in

2.88M, 3.5 in

Select the type of floppy disk
drive installed in your system

Video

EGA/VGA

CGA 40
CGA 80

MONO

Select the default video
device

Halt On

All Errors
No Errors

All, but Keyboard

All, but Diskette

All, but Disk/Key

Select the situation in which
you want the BIOS to stop the
POST process and notify you

Base Memory

N/A

Displays the amount of
conventional memory
detected during boot up

Extended Memory

N/A

Displays the amount of
extended memory detected
during boot up

Total Memory

N/A

Displays the total memory
available in the system

This table shows the selections that you can make on the Standard
CMOS Menu.

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IDE Channel 0 Master

IDE HDD Auto-Detection

[Press Enter]

IDE Channel 0 Master

[Auto]

Access Mode

[Auto]

Capacity

0 MB

Cylinder

0

Head

0

Precomp

0

Landing Zone

0

Sector

0

Item Help

Menu Level ►

To auto-detect the HDD’s
size, head…on this
channel

↑↓← → ：Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save Esc: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Value F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Default

IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/ Slave

The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub
menu to configure each hard disk drive. Figure 3 shows the IDE
Channel 0 / Channel 1 master sub menu.

(Figure 3)

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Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

IDE Channel 2 Master

IDE HDD Auto-Detection

[Press Enter]

Extended IDE Drive

[Auto]

Access Mode

[Auto]

Capacity

0 MB

Cylinder

0

Head

0

Precomp

0

Landing Zone

0

Sector

0

Item Help

Menu Level ►

To auto-detect the HDD’s
size, head…on this
channel

↑↓← → ：Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save Esc: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Value F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Default

Extended IDE Drive

None ….[ ]
Auto …..[ ]

↑↓← → ：Move Enter: Accept Esc: Abort

IDE Channel 2, 3 Master

Figure 4 shows the IDE Channel 2 / Channel 3 master sub menu.

(Figure 4)

Extended IDE Drive
The choice: None, Auto (default)

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Item

Options

Description

IDE HDD

Auto-detection

Press Enter

Press Enter to auto-detect the
HDD on this channel. If
detection is successful, it fills
the remaining fields on this
menu.

IDE Channel 0 Master

None

Auto

Manual

Selecting ‘manual’ lets you set

the remaining fields on this
screen. Selects the type of fixed
disk. "User Type" will let you
select the number of cylinders,
heads, etc.
Note: PRECOMP=65535 means
NONE!

Access Mode

CHS

LBA

Large

Auto

Choose the access mode for
this hard disk

Capacity

Auto Display your

disk drive size

Disk drive capacity
(Approximated). Note that this
size is usually slightly greater
than the size of a formatted
disk given by a disk checking
program.

The following options are selectable only if the ‘IDE Channel 0 Master’ item is
set to ‘Manual’

Cylinder

Min = 0

Max = 65535

Set the number of cylinders for
this hard disk.

Head

Min = 0

Max = 255

Set the number of read/write
heads

Precomp

Min = 0

Max = 65535

**** Warning: Setting a value
of 65535 means no hard disk

Landing zone

Min = 0

Max = 65535

****

Sector

Min = 0

Max = 255

Number of sectors per track

Use the legend keys to navigate through this menu and exit to the
main menu. Use the Table listed below to configure the hard disk.

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None

360K

5.25 in.

1.2M

5.25 in.

720K

3.5 in.

1.44M

3.5 in.

2.88M

3.5 in. (default)

All errors

Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error,
the system will stop and you will be prompted.

No errors

The system boot will not be halted for any error
that may be detected.

All, But Keyboard

The system boot will not be halted for a
keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors

All, But Diskette

The system boot will not be halted for a disk
error; it will stop for all other errors.

All, But Disk/Key

The system boot will not be halted for a key­board or disk error; it will stop for all others.

(default)

Drive A/B

These fields identify the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that
has been installed in the computer. The available specifications are:

Video

This field selects the type of video display card installed in your
system.
You can choose the following video display cards:
EGA/VGA: For EGA, VGA, SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adapters.

(default)
CGA 40: Power up in 40 column mode.
CGA 80: Power up in 80 column mode.
MONO: For Hercules or MDA adapters.

Halt On

This field determines whether the system will halt if an error is
detected during power up.

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Advanced BIOS Features

►CPU Features

[Press Enter]

►Hard Disk Boot Priority

[Press Enter]

Virus Warning

[Disabled]

CPU L3 Cache

[Enabled]

Quick Power On Self Test

[Enabled]

First Boot Device

[Hard Disk]

Second Boot Device

[CDROM]

Third Boot Device

[LS120]

Boot Other Device

[Enabled]

Swap Floppy Drive

[Disabled]

Boot Up Floppy Seek

[Enabled]

Boot UP Num Lock Status

[Off]

Gate A20 Option

[Fast]

Typematic Rate Setting

[Disabled]

x Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

6

x Typematic Delay (Msec)

250

Security Option

[Setup]

APIC Mode

[Enabled]

MPS Version Control For OS

[1.4]

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

[Non-OS2]

Report No FDD For WIN 95

[No]

Item Help

Menu Level ►

↑↓← → ：Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save Esc: Exit
F1:General Help F5:Previous Value F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Default

3.3 Advanced BIOS Features

This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation.

You have the opportunity to select the system’s default speed,

boot-up sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing and security.

(Figure 5)

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Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

CPU Feature

PPM Mode

[Native Mode]

Limit CPUID Max Val

[Disabled]

C1E Function

[Auto]

Execute Disabled Bit

[Enabled]

Virtualization Technology

[Enabled]

Core Multi-Processing

[Enabled]

Item Help

Menu Level ►

↑↓← → ：Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save Esc: Exit
F1:General Help F5:Previous Value F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Default

CPU Feature

(Figure 6)

PPM Mode
The choice: Native Mode (default), SMM Mode.

Limit CPUID Max Val
The choice: Enabled, Disabled (default).

C1E Function
The choice: Auto (default), Disabled.

Execute Disabled Bit
The choice: Enabled, Disabled (default).

Virtualization Technology

The choice: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Core Multi-Processing

The choice: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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Hard Disk Boot Priority

1.Bootable Add-in Cards

Item Help

Menu Level ►
Use <> or <> to select a device,
then press <+> to move it up, or
<-> to move it down the list.
Press <ESC> to exit this menu.

↑↓← → ：Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save Esc: Exit
F1:General Help F5:Previous Value F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Default

Hard Disk Boot Priority

(Figure 7)

Bootable Add-in Cards

This is for setting the priority of the hard disk boot order when the

“Hard Disk” option is selected in the “*First/Second/Third+ Boot
Device “menu item.

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Enabled

Activates automatically when the system boots up causing
a warning message to appear when anything attempts to
access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.

Disabled

No warning message will appear when anything attempts
to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.
(default)

Enabled

Enable quick POST(default)

Disabled

Normal POST

Item

Default

First Boot Device

Hard-Disk

Second Boot Device

CDROM

Third Boot Device

LS120

Virus Warning

Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk
boot sector protection.
If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into
this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm
beep.

CPU L3 Cache

This field is used to enable or disable the CPU’s L3 cache.

The choice: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Quick Power On Self Test

Allows the system to skip certain tests while booting.
This will decrease the time needed to boot the system.

First/Second/Third Boot Device

The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in
the sequence selected in these items.
The Choice: Floppy, LS120, Hard-Disk, ZIP100, CDROM, Disabled,
USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, Legacy LAN.

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Boot Other Device

When enabled, BIOS will try to load the operating system from other
device when it failed to load from the three devices above.
The choice: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Swap Floppy Drive

If the system has two floppy drives, choose "Enabled" to assign
physical drive B to logical drive A and vice-versa.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled (default).

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Selection of the command ‘Disabled’ will speed the boot up.
Selection of ‘Enabled’ Searches disk drives during boot up.
The choice: Enabled (default), Disabled

Boot Up Num Lock Status

Selects power on state for Num Lock.
The choice: On, Off (default).

Gate A20 Option

The choice:
Normal: A pin in the keyboard controller controls GateA20.
Fast (default): Lets chipset control GateA20.

Typematic Rate Setting

Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller.
When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be
selected.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled (default).

If Typematic Rate Setting is [Enabled], can choice Rate and Delay:

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Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

6 ….. [ s ]
8 ….. [ ]
10 ….. [ ]
12 ….. [ ]
15 ….. [ ]
20 ….. [ ]
24 ….. [ ]
30 ….. [ ]

: Move Enter: Accept ESC:Abort

Typematic Delay (Msec)

250 ….. [ s ]
500 ….. [ ]
750 ….. [ ]
1000 ….. [ ]

: Move Enter: Accept ESC:Abort

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

Sets the number of times a second to repeat a keystroke when you
hold the key down.
The choice: 6 (default), 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to
repeat the keystroke.
The choice: 250 (default), 500, 750, and 1000.

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System

The system will not boot and access to Setup will be
denied if the correct password is not entered at the
prompt.

Setup

The system will boot, but access to Setup will be
denied if the correct password is not entered at the
prompt. (default)

Security Option

Select whether the password is required every time the system boots
or only when you enter setup.

Note: To disable security, select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu
and then you will be asked to enter password. Do not type anything
and just press <Enter>, it will disable security. Once the security is
disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

APIC Mode

This setting allows to enable the APIC mode.
The choice: Enabled (default), Disabled.

MPS Version Control For OS

The BIOS supports version 1.1 and 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor
specification.
Select version supported by the operation system running on this
computer.
The choice: 1.1, 1.4 (default).

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

Select OS2 only if you are running OS/2 operating system with
greater than 64MB of RAM on the system.
The choice: Non-OS2 (default), OS2.

Report No FDD For WIN 95

The choice: No (default), Yes.

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Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced Chipset Features

DRAM Timing Selectable

[By SPD]

x CAS Latency Time

[Auto]

x Dram RAS# to CAS# Delay

[Auto]

x DRAM RAS# Precharge

[Auto]

x Precharge dealy (tRAS)

[Auto]

x System Memory Frequency

[Auto]

System BIOS Cacheable

[Enabled]

Memory Hole At 15M-16M

[Disabled]

►PCI Express Root Port Func

[Press Enter]

**VGA Setting**

PEG/Onchip VGA Control

[Auto]

On-Chip Frame Buffer Size

[ 8MB]

DVMT Mode

[DVMT]

DVMT / FIXED Memory Size
LAN1 Chip Control

[128MB]
[Enabled]

LAN2 Chip Control

[Enabled]

Item Help

Menu Level ►

↑↓← → ：Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save Esc: Exit F1:General
Help F5:Previous Value F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Default

3.4 Advanced Chipset Features

This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific
features of the installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds
and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM and the
external cache. It also coordinates communications between the
conventional ISA bus and the PCI bus. It must be stated that these
items should never need to be altered. The default settings have
been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for
your system. The only time you might consider making any changes
would be if you discovered that data was being lost while using your
system.

(Figure 8)

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DRAM Timing Selectable

The choice: Manual, By SPD (default).

If DRAM Timing Selectable is [Manual], can choice these Items:

►CAS Latency Time
►Dram RAS# to CAS# Delay
►DRAM RAS# Precharge
►Precharge dealy (tRAS)
►System Memory Frequency

CAS Latency Time

This controls the latency between DDR RAM read command and the
time that the data actually becomes available.
Leave this on the default setting.
The choice: 5, 4, 3, 6, Auto (default).

DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay

In order to improve performance, certain space in memory is
reserved for PISA cards.
This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB.
The choice: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Auto (default).

DRAM RAS# Precharge

This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to
DRAM.
Leave this on the default setting.
The choice: Auto (default), 2, 3,4,5,6.

Precharge dealy (tRAS)

The choice: Auto (default), 4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15.

System Memory Frequency

The choice: Auto (default), 533MHz, 667MHz.

System BIOS Cacheable

The choice: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

PCI Express Root Port Func

PCI Express Port 1

[Auto]

PCI Express Port 2

[Auto]

PCI Express Port 3

[Auto]

PCI Express Port 4

[Auto]

PCI Express Port 5

[Auto]

PCI-E Compliancy Mode

[v1.0a]

Item Help

Menu Level ►

↑↓← → ：Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save Esc: Exit F1:General
Help F5:Previous Value F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Default

Memory Hole At 15M-16M

Enabling this feature reserves 15 MB to 16 MB memory address
space for ISA expansion cards that specifically require this setting.
This makes memory from 15 MB and up unavailable to the system.
Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16 MB.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled (default)

PCI Express Root Port Func

The choice: [Press Enter].

PCI Express Port 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
The choice: Auto (default), Enabled, Disabled.

PCI-E Compliancy Mode
The choice: v1.0a (default), v1.0.

PEG/Onchip VGA Control

The choice: Onchip VGA, PEG Port, Auto (default).

On-Chip Frame Buffer Size

User can select frame buffer size.
The choice: 1MB, 8MB (default).

DVMT Mode

This field shows the current DVMT mode.
The choice: FIXED, DVMT (default), BOTH.

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DVMT / FIXED Memory Size

This field is used to select the graphics memory size used by DVMT/
Fixed mode.
The choice: 64MB, 128MB (default), 224MB.

LAN1 Chip Control

The choice: Enabled (default), Disabled.

LAN2 Chip Control

The choice: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Integrated Peripherals

► On Chip IDE Device

[Press Enter]

► Super IO Device

[Press Enter]

Onboard Serial Port 3

[3E8]

Serial Port 3 Use IRQ

[IRQ3]

Onboard Serial Port 4

[2E8]

Serial Port 4 Use IRQ

[IRQ4]

Watch Dog Timer Select

[Disabled]

►USB Device Setting

[Press Enter]

Item Help

Menu Level ►

↑↓← → ：Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save Esc: Exit
F1:General Help F5:Previous Value F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Default

Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

On Chip IDE Device

IDE HDD Block Mode

[Enabled]

IDE DMA transfer access

[Enabled]

IDE Primary Master PIO

[Auto]

IDE Primary Slave PIO
IDE Primary Master UDMA
IDE Primary Slave UDMA
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE
IDE Secondary Master PIO
IDE Secondary Slave PIO
IDE Secondary Master UDMA
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA
SATA Mode
LEGACY Mode Support

[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[IDE]
[Disabled]

Item Help

Menu Level ►
If your IDE hard
drive suppers
block mode select
Enabled for
automatic
detection of the
optimal number
of lock
read/writes per
sector the drive
can support

↑↓← → ：Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save Esc: Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous

Value F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Default

3.5 Integrated Peripherals

On Chip IDE Device

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Auto

The BIOS will automatically set the system according
to your hard disk drive’s timing (default).

Mode 0-4

You can select a mode that matches your hard disk
drive’s timing.

IDE HDD Block Mode

Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or
multiple sectors read / write.
If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do),
select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of
block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic
detection of the optimal number of block read /write per sector
where the drive can support.
The choice: Enabled (default), Disabled.

IDE DMA transfer access
The choice: Enabled (default), Disabled.

IDE Primary/Secondary, Master/Slave PIO

The choice: Auto (default), Mode0, Mode1, Mode2, Mode3, Mode4.

Caution: Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive

errors.

PIO means Programmed Input/output.
Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a
transfer to or from the disk drive, PIO allows the BIOS to tell the
controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU
perform the complete task by themselves.
Your system supports five modes, 0 (default) to 4, which primarily
differ in timing.
When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode
after checking your drive.

IDE Primary/Secondary, Master/ Slave UDMA
The choice: Disabled, Auto (default).

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Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Super IO Device

Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled]

Onboard Serial Port 1

[3F8/IRQ4]

Onboard Serial Port 2

[2F8/IRQ3]

UART Mode Select

[Normal]

x RxD , TxD Active

Hi, Lo

x IR Transmission Delay

Enabled

x UR2 Duplex Mode

Half

Onboard Parallel Port

[378/IRQ7]

Parallel Port Mode

[SPP]

x EPP Mode Select

EPP1.7

x ECP Mode Use DMA

3

PWRON After PWR-Fail

[Off]

Item Help

Menu Level ►

↑↓← → ：Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save Esc: Exit
F1:General Help F5:Previous Value F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Default

On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE

These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and
secondary IDE controller.
Select disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller.
The choice: Enabled (default), Disabled.

SATA Mode

Controls the SATA controller's operating mode.
The choice: IDE (default), RAID, AHCI.

LEGACY Mode Support
The choice: Enabled, Disabled (default).

Super IO Device

Onboard FDC Controller
The choice: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Onboard Serial Port 1

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first serial
ports.
The choice: Disable, 3F8/IRQ4 (default), 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4,
2E8/IRQ3, Auto.

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Super IO Device

Onboard FDC Controller

[Enabled]

Onboard Serial Port 1

[3F8/IRQ4]

Onboard Serial Port 2

[2F8/IRQ3]

UART Mode Select

[IrDA]

RxD , TxD Active

[Hi, Lo]

IR Transmission Delay

[Enabled]

UR2 Duplex Mode

[Half]

Onboard Parallel Port

[378/IRQ7]

Parallel Port Mode

[SPP]

x EPP Mode Select

EPP1.7

x ECP Mode Use DMA

3

PWRON After PWR-Fail

[Off]

Item Help

Menu Level ►

↑↓← → ：Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save Esc: Exit
F1:General Help F5:Previous Value F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Default

UART Mode Select

Hi, Hi ……[ ]
Hi, Lo ……[ ]
Lo, Hi …..[ ]
Lo, Lo …..[ ]

: Move Enter: Accept ESC: Abort

Onboard Serial Port 2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the second serial
ports.
The choice: Disable, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3 (default), 3E8/IRQ4,
2E8/IRQ3, Auto.

UART Mode Select

This item allows you to select which mode for the Onboard Serial
Port 2.
The choice: IrDA, ASKIR, Normal (default).

If UART Mode Select is IrDA and ASKIR will show:

RxD, TxD Active

The choice:

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SPP

Sets the parallel port to function as a Standard Parallel
Port. This is the default (and slowest) option.

EPP

Sets the parallel port to Enhanced Parallel Port mode.
Sometimes also called "Bi-directional"

ECP

Sets the parallel port up as an Enhanced Capabilities
Port. This setting requires the use of a DMA channel

Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Super IO Device

Onboard Serial Port 1

[3F8/IRQ4]

Onboard Serial Port 2

[2F8/IRQ3]

UART Mode Select

[IrDA]

RxD , TxD Active

[Hi, Lo]

IR Transmission Delay

[Enabled]

UR2 Duplex Mode

[Half]

Onboard Parallel Port

[378/IRQ7]

Parallel Port Mode

[SPP]

x EPP Mode Select

EPP1.7

x ECP Mode Use DMA

3

PWRON After PWR-Fail

[Off]

Item Help

Menu Level ►

↑↓← → ：Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save Esc: Exit
F1:General Help F5:Previous Value F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Default

IR Transmission Delay
The choice: Disabled, Enabled (default).

UR2 Duplex Mode
The choice: Full, Half (default).

Onboard Parallel Port

This item allows you to determine onboard parallel port controller
I/O address setting.
The choice: 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled.

Parallel Port Mode

The choice: SPP (default), EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP, Normal.

If Parallel Port Mode Select is [SPP] and [Normal] will show:

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Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Super IO Device

Onboard Serial Port 1

[3F8/IRQ4]

Onboard Serial Port 2

[2F8/IRQ3]

UART Mode Select

[IrDA]

RxD , TxD Active

[Hi, Lo]

IR Transmission Delay

[Enabled]

UR2 Duplex Mode

[Half]

Onboard Parallel Port

[378/IRQ7]

Parallel Port Mode

[EPP]

EPP Mode Select

[1.7]

x ECP Mode Use DMA

3

PWRON After PWR-Fail

[Off]

Item Help

Menu Level ►

↑↓← → ：Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save Esc: Exit
F1:General Help F5:Previous Value F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Default

Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Super IO Device

Onboard Serial Port 1

[3F8/IRQ4]

Onboard Serial Port 2

[2F8/IRQ3]

UART Mode Select

[IrDA]

RxD , TxD Active

[Hi, Lo]

IR Transmission Delay

[Enabled]

UR2 Duplex Mode

[Half]

Onboard Parallel Port

[378/IRQ7]

Parallel Port Mode

[ECP]

x EPP Mode Select

1.7

ECP Mode Use DMA

[3]

PWRON After PWR-Fail

[Off]

Item Help

Menu Level ►

↑↓← → ：Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save Esc: Exit
F1:General Help F5:Previous Value F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Default

If Parallel Port Mode Select is [EPP] will show:

EPP Mode Select

Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9.
The choice: 1.7 (default), 1.9.

If Parallel Port Mode Select is [ECP] will show:

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Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Super IO Device

Onboard Serial Port 1

[3F8/IRQ4]

Onboard Serial Port 2

[2F8/IRQ3]

UART Mode Select

[IrDA]

RxD , TxD Active

[Hi, Lo]

IR Transmission Delay

[Enabled]

UR2 Duplex Mode

[Half]

Onboard Parallel Port

[378/IRQ7]

Parallel Port Mode

[ECP+EPP]

EPP Mode Select

[1.7]

ECP Mode Use DMA

[3]

PWRON After PWR-Fail

[Off]

Item Help

Menu Level ►

↑↓← → ：Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save Esc: Exit
F1:General Help F5:Previous Value F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Default

ECP Mode Use DMA

If your system supports ECP parallel port mode and you have the
port set to use ECP, you must use this setting to assign a DMA
channel for use by the port.
The choice: DMA1, DMA3 (default).

If Parallel Port Mode Select is [ECP+EPP] will show:

EPP Mode Select

Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9.
The choice: 1.7 (default), 1.9.

ECP Mode Use DMA

If your system supports ECP parallel port mode and you have the
port set to use ECP, you must use this setting to assign a DMA
channel for use by the port.
The choice: DMA1, DMA3 (default).

PWRON After PWR-Fail

When power fails, you can select power ON or Off or Former status.
The choice: Off (default), On, Former-Sts.

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Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

USB Device Setting

USB 1.0 Controller

[Enabled]

USB 2.0 Controller
USB Operation Mode

[Enabled]
[High Speed]

USB Keyboard Function
USB Mouse Function
USB Storage Function

***USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting***

[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]

Item
Help

Menu
Level

►

↑↓← → ：Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save Esc: Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Value F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Default

Onboard Serial Port 3

This is used to select an I/O address for the onboard serial port 3.
The choice: Disabled, 3F8, 2F8, 3E8 (default), 2E8.

Serial Port 3 Use IRQ

This is used to select an IRQ for the onboard serial port 3.
The choice: IRQ3 (default), IRQ4, IRQ5, IRQ7, IRQ10, IRQ11.

Onboard Serial Port 4

This is used to select an I/O address for the onboard serial port 4.
The choice: Disabled, 3F8, 2F8, 3E8, 2E8 (default).

Serial Port 4 Use IRQ

This is used to select an IRQ for the onboard serial port 4.
The choice: IRQ3, IRQ4 (default), IRQ5, IRQ7, IRQ10, IRQ11.

Watch Dog Timer Select

The choice: Disabled (default), Enable.

 USB Device Setting

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USB 1.0 Controller

This entry is for disable/enable USB1.0 controller only. The BIOS itself
may/may not have high speed USB support.
If the BIOS has high speed USB support built in, the support will be
automatically turn on when high speed device were attached.
The choice: Enabled (default), Disabled.

USB 2.0 Controller

This entry is for disable/enable USB2.0 controller only. The BIOS itself
may/may not have high speed USB support.
If the BIOS has high speed USB support built in, the support will be
automatically turn on when high speed device were attached.
The choice: Enabled (default), Disabled.

USB Operation Mode
The choice: Full/Low Speed, High Speed (default).

USB Keyboard Function
The choice: Enabled (default), Disabled.

USB Mouse Function
The choice: Enabled (default), Disabled.

USB Storage Function
The choice: Enabled (default), Disabled.

SanDisk Cruzer Crossfire0.
The choice: Auto (default), FDD mode, HDD mode.

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Power Management Setup

ACPI Function

[Enabled]

Power Management

[User Define]

Video Off Method

[DPMS]

Video Off In Suspend

[Yes]

Suspend Type

[Stop Grant]

MODEM Use IRQ

[3]

Suspend Mode

[Disabled]

HDD Power Down

[Disabled]

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

[Instant-Off]

CPU THRM-Throttling

[50.0%]

Wake-Up by PCI card

[Enabled]

Power On by Ring

[Enabled]

Resume by Alarm

[Disabled]

x Data(of Month)Alarm

0

x Time(hh: mm: ss)Alarm

0 : 0 : 0

**Reload Global Timer Events**

Primary IDE 0

[Disabled]

Primary IDE 1

[Disabled]

Secondary IDE 0

[Disabled]

Secondary IDE 1

[Disabled]

FDD , COM , LPT Port

[Disabled]

PCI PIRQ[A-D]#

[Disabled]

Item Help

Menu Level ►

↑↓← → ：Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save Esc: Exit F1:General

Help F5:Previous Value F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Default

3.6 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to
most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent
with your own style of computer use.

ACPI Function

This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration
and Power Management (ACPI).
The choice: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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Max Saving

Maximum power savings. Only Available for SL
CPUs. Inactivity period is 1 minute in each
mode.

User Define

Set each mode individually. Select time-out
periods in the section for each mode, below.

Min Saving

Minimum power savings. Inactivity period is 1
hour in each mode (except the hard drive).

Blank Screen

The BIOS will only black the screen when the
system gets into power management mode
and writes blanks to the video buffer.

V/H SYNC + Blank

Writes blanks to the video buffer, and turns
off the vertical and horizontal scanning.

DPMS

Allows the BIOS to control the video display
card if it supports the DPMS feature (default).

Power Management

The choice: User Define (default), Min Saving, Max Saving.

Video off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
This specifies the power saving state that the VGA video subsystem
enters after the specified period of display inactivity has expired.
The choice: Blank Screen, V/H SYNC+ Blank, DPMS (default).

Video Off In Suspend

This field is used to activate the video off feature when the system
enters the Suspend mode.
The choice: No, Yes (default).

Suspend Type

The choice: Stop Grant (default),PwrOn Suspend.

MODEM Use IRQ

This field is used to set an IRQ channel for the modem installed in
your system.
The choice: NA, 3 (default), 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11.

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Instant-Off

Press power button then Power off
instantly .(default)

Delay 4 Sec

Press power button 4 sec. to Power off. Enter
suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec.

Suspend Mode

This field specifies the length of time of system inactivity while in full
power on state before the computer enters suspend mode and
motivates the enable 'Wake up Events in Doze & Standby' / 'PM
Events'.
The choice: 1Min, 2Min, 4Min, 8Min, 12Min, 20Min, 30Min,
40Min,1Hour, Disable (default).

HDD Power Down

When enable and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard
disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain
active.
The choice: 1Min, 2Min, 3Min, 4Min, 5Min, 6Min, 7Min, 8Min, 9Min,
10Min, 11Min, 12Min, 13Min, 14Min, 15Min, Disable (default).

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

This field defines the power off mode when using an ATX power
supply.
The choice: Instant-Off, Delay 4 Sec.

CPU THRM-Throttling

This field allows you to select the CPU THRM-Throttling rate.
The choice: 75.0%, 50.0% (default), 25.0%.

Wake-Up by PCI card

Enable/Disable PCI PME wake up function.
The choice: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Power On by Ring

Enable/Disable Power on by Ring function.
The choice: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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Date(of Moth)Alarm

Min= 0
Max= 31

Key in a DEC number: wwww

: Move Enter: Accept ESC:Abort

Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm

Min= 0
Max= 23

Key in a DEC number: wwww

: Move Enter: Accept ESC:Abort

Resume by Alarm

You can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in
Date/time to power on system.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled (default).

If Resume by Alarm is [Enabled], can choice Date Alarm and Time
Alarm:

Date (of Month) Alarm

Every day, 1~31.

Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm

(0~23): (0~59): (0~59).

Primary/ Secondary IDE 0/1

When Enabled, the system will resume from suspend mode if
Primary IDE 0 (1) or Secondary IDE 0 (1) is active.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled (default).

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FDD, COM, LPT Port

When Enabled, the system will resume from suspend mode if FDD,
COM port, or LPT port is active.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled (default).

PCI PIRQ [A-D] #

When Enabled, the system will resume from suspend mode if
interrupt occurs.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled (default).

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Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

PnP/PCI Configuration

Init Display First

[PCI Slot]

Reset Configuration Data

[Disabled]

Resources Controlled By

[Auto(ESCD)]

x IRQ Resources

Press Enter

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

[Disabled]

INT Pin 1 Assignment

[Auto]

INT Pin 2 Assignment

[Auto]

INT Pin 3Assignment

[Auto]

INT Pin 4 Assignment

[Auto]

INT Pin 5 Assignment

[Auto]

INT Pin 6 Assignment

[Auto]

INT Pin 7 Assignment

[Auto]

INT Pin 8 Assignment

[Auto]

**PCI Express relative items**

Maximum Payload Size

[128]

Item Help

Menu Level ►

↑↓← → ：Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save Esc: Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Value F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Default

3.7 PnP/PCI Configuration

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or
Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O
devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses
when communicating with its own special components. This section
covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended
that only experienced users should make any changes to the default
settings.

Init Display First

This item allows you to choose which one to activate first, PCI Slot or
onchip VGA.
The choice: PCI Slot (default), Onboard, PCIEx.

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PnP/PCI Configuration

Init Display First

[PCI Slot]

Reset Configuration Data

[Disabled]

Resources Controlled By

[Manual]

►IRQ Resources

[Press Enter]

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

[Disabled]

INT Pin 1 Assignment

[Auto]

INT Pin 2 Assignment

[Auto]

INT Pin 3Assignment

[Auto]

INT Pin 4 Assignment

[Auto]

INT Pin 5 Assignment

[Auto]

INT Pin 6 Assignment

[Auto]

INT Pin 7 Assignment

[Auto]

INT Pin 8 Assignment

[Auto]

**PCI Express relative items**

Maximum Payload Size

[128]

Item Help

Menu Level ►

↑↓← → ：Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save Esc: Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Value F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Default

Reset Configuration Data

Default is disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System
Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a
new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a
serious conflict that the OS cannot boot.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled (default).

Resources Controlled By

BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play
compatible devices. If you choose Auto, you cannot select IRQ DMA
and memory base address fields, since BIOS automatically assigns
them.
The choice: Auto (ESCD) (default), Manual.

If Resources Controlled By is [Manual], can choice IRQ Resource:

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Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

IRQ Resource

IRQ-3 assigned to

[PCI Device]

IRQ-4 assigned to

[PCI Device]

IRQ-5 assigned to

[PCI Device]

IRQ-7 assigned to

[PCI Device]

IRQ-9 assigned to

[PCI Device]

IRQ-10 assigned to

[PCI Device]

IRQ-11 assigned to

[PCI Device]

IRQ-12 assigned to

[PCI Device]

IRQ-14 assigned to

[PCI Device]

IRQ-15 assigned to

[PCI Device]

Item Help

Menu Level ►

Legacy ISA for
devices compliant
with the original PC
AT bus specification,
PCI/ISA PnP for
devices compliant
with the Plug and
Play standard
whether designed for
PCI or ISA bus
architecture

↑↓← → ：Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save Esc: Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Value F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Default

IRQ-3 assigned to

PCI Device ….. [ s ]
Reserved ….. [ ]

: Move Enter: Accept ESC:Abort

IRQ Resource

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system
interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt.
This item allows you to determine the IRQ assigned to the ISA bus
and is not available to any PCI slot.

IRQ-3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 assigned to

The choice: PCI Device, Reserved.

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PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

This BIOS feature determines if your graphics card should allow VGA
palette snooping by a fixed function display card.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled (default).

INT Pin 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 Assignment

The choice: Auto (default),3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15.

Maximum Payload Size

The choice: 128 (default), 256,512,1024,2048,4096.

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Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

PC Health Status

CPU Warning Temperature

[Disabled]

Current System Temp.

40C / 107F

Current CPU Temp.

40C / 100F

CPU FAN Speed

3308 RPM

CHASSIS Fan Speed

0 RPM

POWER Fan Speed

0 RPM

Vcore

1.20V

+1.5V

1.52V

+3.3V

3.47V

+5V

5.13V

+12V

12.22V

VBAT(V)

3.42V

5VSB(V)

5.09V

Shutdown Temperature

[Disabled]

Item Help

Menu Level ►

↑↓← → ：Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save Esc: Exit
F1:General Help F5:Previous Value F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Default

3.8 PC Health Status

This section helps you to get more information about your system
including CPU temperature, FAN speed and voltages. It is
recommended that you contact with your motherboard supplier to
get proper value about your setting of the CPU temperature.

CPU Warning Temperature

Select the CPU over-heated warning temperature.
The choice: Disabled (default), 50C/122F, 53C/127F, 56C/133F,

60C/140F, 63C/145F, 66C/151F, 70C/158F.

Current System Temp

Show System Temperature.

Current CPU Temp

Shows Board Temperature.

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CPU FAN Speed

Shows CPU Fan speed.

CHASSIS Fan Speed

Shows CHASSIS Fan speed.

POWER Fan Speed

Shows POWER Fan speed.

Shutdown Temperature

Select the CPU over-heated shutdown temperature.
The choice: Disabled (default), 60C/140F, 65C/149F, 70C/158F,

75C/167F.

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Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

►Stand CMOS Features
►Advanced BIOS Features
►Advance Chipset Features
►Integrated Peripherals
►Power Management
►PnP/PCI Configuration
►PC Health Status

►Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Default
Load Optimized Default
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

Esc :Quit ↑↓← → ：Select Item F10:Save & Exit Setup

Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

►Stand CMOS Features
►Advanced BIOS Features
►Advance Chipset Features
►Integrated Peripherals
►Power Management
►PnP/PCI Configuration
►PC Health Status

►Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Default
Load Optimized Default
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

Esc :Quit ↑↓← → ：Select Item F10:Save & Exit Setup

Load Fial-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N

3. 9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog
box with a message similar to:

Pressing ‘Y’ loads the BIOS default values for the most stable,

minimal-performance system operations.

3.10 Load Optimized Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog
box with a message similar to:

Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings for

optimal performance system operations.

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Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

►Stand CMOS Features
►Advanced BIOS Features
►Advance Chipset Features
►Integrated Peripherals
►Power Management
►PnP/PCI Configuration
►PC Health Status

►Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Default
Load Optimized Default
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

Esc :Quit ↑↓← → ：Select Item F10:Save & Exit Setup

Enter Password:

3.11 Set Supervisor/ User Password

You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. The
differences between are:
Supervisor password: can enter and change the options of the setup
menus.
User password: just can only enter but do not have the right to
change the options of the setup menus. When you select this
function, the following message will appear at the center of the
screen to assist you in creating a password.

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Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

►Stand CMOS Features
►Advanced BIOS Features
►Advance Chipset Features
►Integrated Peripherals
►Power Management
►PnP/PCI Configuration
►PC Health Status

►Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Default
Load Optimized Default
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

Esc :Quit ↑↓← → ：Select Item F10:Save & Exit Setup

PASSWORD DISABLED!!!
Press any key to continue…

ENTER PASSWORD:

Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press
<Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously entered
password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the
password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may
also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password.

To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to
enter the password. A message will confirm the password will be
disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and
you can enter Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED:

When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to enter it
every time you try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized
person from changing any part of your system configuration.

Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the
BIOS to request a password every time your system is rebooted. This
would prevent unauthorized use of your computer.

You determine when the password is required within the BIOS
Features Setup Menu and its Security option. If the Security option is

set to “System”, the password will be required both at boot and at
entry to Setup. If set to “Setup”, prompting only occurs when trying

to enter Setup.

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Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

►Stand CMOS Features
►Advanced BIOS Features
►Advance Chipset Features
►Integrated Peripherals
►Power Management
►PnP/PCI Configuration
►PC Health Status

►Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Default
Load Optimized Default
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

Esc :Quit ↑↓← → ：Select Item F10:Save & Exit Setup

Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

►Stand CMOS Features
►Advanced BIOS Features
►Advance Chipset Features
►Integrated Peripherals
►Power Management
►PnP/PCI Configuration
►PC Health Status

►Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Default
Load Optimized Default
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

Esc :Quit ↑↓← → ：Select Item F10:Save & Exit Setup

SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

3.12 Save & Exit Setup

Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:

Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS – a
special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system
off. The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS configures your
system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS. After
saving the values the system is restarted again.

3.13 Exit Without Saving

Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:

This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change.
The previous selections remain in effect. This exits the Setup utility
and restarts your computer.

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A. I/O PORT ADDRESS MAP ................................................................... 80

B. INTERRUPT REQUEST LINES (IRQ) ........................................................ 81

C. POST BEEP...................................................................................... 82

CHAPTER 4 Appendix

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Address

Device Description

000h - 01Fh

DMA Controller #1

020h - 03Fh

Interrupt Controller #1

040h - 05Fh

Timer

060h - 06Fh

Keyboard Controller

070h - 07Fh

Real Time Clock, NMI

080h - 09Fh

DMA Page Register

0A0h - 0BFh

Interrupt Controller #2

0C0h - 0DFh

DMA Controller #2

0F0h

Clear Math Coprocessor Busy Signal

0F1h

Reset Math Coprocessor

1F0h - 1F7h

IDE Interface

278 - 27F

Parallel Port #2(LPT2)

2F8h - 2FFh

Serial Port #2(COM2)

2B0 - 2DF

Graphics adapter Controller

378h - 3FFh

Parallel Port #1(LPT1)

360 - 36F

Network Ports

3B0 - 3BF

Monochrome & Printer adapter

3C0 - 3CF

EGA adapter

3D0 - 3DF

CGA adapter

3F0h - 3F7h

Floppy Disk Controller

3F8h - 3FFh

Serial Port #1(COM1)

A. I/O Port Address Map

Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I/O port
addresses which also becomes the identity of the device. There is a
total of 1K port address space available. The following table lists the
I/O port addresses used on the Industrial CPU Card.

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Level

Function

IRQ0

System Timer Output

IRQ1

Keyboard

IRQ2

Interrupt Cascade

IRQ3

Serial Port #2

IRQ4

Serial Port #1

IRQ5

Reserved

IRQ6

Floppy Disk Controller

IRQ7

Parallel Port #1

IRQ8

Real Time Clock

IRQ9

Software Redirected to Int0Ah

IRQ10

Reserved

IRQ11

Reserved

IRQ12

PS/2 Mouse

IRQ13

80287

IRQ14

Primary IDE

IRQ15

Secondary IDE

B. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ)

There are a total of 15 IRQ lines available on the Industrial CPU Card.
Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the
service required. The following table shows the IRQ used by the
devices on the Industrial CPU Card.

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C. POST Beep

Currently there are two kinds of beep codes in BIOS. This code
indicates that a video error has occurred and the BIOS cannot
initialize the video screen to display any additional information. This
beep code consists of a single long beep followed by two short
beeps.
The other code indicates that your DRAM error has occurred. This
beep code consists of a single long beep repeatedly.

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